Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Vitaly Lunkin was heads-up on the turn with the board showing when he bet out 5,200 from the small blind.
A player on the button called the bet and they saw the on the river. Lunkin this time threw in two red 5,000 chips and his opponent quickly mucked.
"Nice hand, sir. When you win a big pot, it's customary for you to give a portion to the player who raised initially," the under-the-gun player who had opened the action joked with the Russian after the hand.
Cary Katz, who has more than $34,000,000 in earnings and has also been instrumental in launching things such as PokerGO, the Super High Roller Bowl, Poker Masters, and U.S. Poker Open, has taken his seat.
Katz raised it up to 400 and found two callers.
On the flop, Katz was checked to and he fired out 1,400 to take down the pot.
Meanwhile, Alex Foxen took his seat at the same table.
Foxen is coming off the biggest win of his career. Last week he took down his first WSOP bracelet in the $250,000 Super High Roller event for $4,563,700.
Martik Hoonanian had raised from under the gun before Daniel Wilson three-bet from middle position. Mike Danley called from late position.
Back on Hoonanian, he four-bet to 5,300. Both Wilson and Danley made the call.
The flop came . Despite all of the preflop action, all three players checked the flop.
The turn brought the . Hoonanion picked up his aggression with a delayed continuation-bet of of 8,000. Both Wilson and Danley came along with calls.
When the landed on the river, Hoonanian and Wilson both checked. Danley seems surprised to see them both check, but he did not return the favor. Danley put out a single green chip for a bet of 25,000. Hoonanian folded, but Wilson went deep into the tank.
"What the heck is going on in this hand?" Wilson asked the universe. "You turn a boat? You don't have an ace. That's a lot of chips this early."
Ultimately, Wilson decided to fold. Danley was kind enough to show the table his for the turned flush.
"I was hoping the board would pair," said Hoonanian. "I had an ace. You have an ace too?"
Action was picked up with 1,600 in the pot and a flop of having already been dealt. The big blind led out for 1,400. Cory Cooper, in the hijack, raised to 3,500. His opponent called.
On the turn, Cooper was checked to and fired for 5,200. After a minute or so, his opponent counted out and put in calling chips.
On the river, the big blind took a bit, but eventually checked over to Cooper, who quickly grabbed a handful of chips and tossed them in the middle, for a bet of 8,000.
His opponent folded, and Cooper had a visible look of disappointment on his face, seemingly wanting to have been called and reconsidering the size of his river bet, wondering if he could have gotten more value. Nevertheless, the pot, which was already plenty big without the final street of value, belonged to Cooper.
Shak has more than $11,000,000 in recorded earnings.
He also has five cashes already at the series, including a 10th place finish in the $10,000 2-7 Lowball and a 12th place finish in the $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller.
Francis Cruz Pena and William Wong were heads-up on the river with around 24,000 in the pot and the board showing . Pena threw in a green 25,000 chip and announced "24."
Wong argued that Pena's bet should only be 2,400 instead of 24,000. "I bet 24 zero, zero, zero," Pena countered as the floor was called over. It was determined, with that much already in the pot, Pena's bet would stand as 24,000.
Wong then went into the tank before the clock was called and a floor person had to come to the table again. He eventually called, then mucked when Pena showed for a set of threes.